First Star Greater Washington Academy – Summer 2014 Closing Ceremony
The Greater Washington Academy completed year two of their summer college program. Join friends of First Star as they celebrate the accomplishments of the Greater Washington Academy students during the closing ceremony and celebration.
First Star Greater Washington Academy Talent Show – Year 2
In the second annual First Star Greater Washington Academy Talent Show, students offer up their talents to an audience of friends, donors, educators, mentors and admirers.
First Star Family
First Star Academy Program Foster youth are often denied access to adequate educational and residential programs that meet their unique needs within a supportive environment. The damaging effects of growing up in foster care without [...]
Masks
First Star Greater Washington Academy students learn about the ways they convey themselves to others through a personal mask creation project.
Greater Washington Academy Summer Closing Ceremony
Students and supporters of First Star Greater Washington Academy celebrated the completion of both year number one and the inaugural summer academy program at George Washington University. This ceremony took place on July 31, 2013 [...]
First Star 2013
Video by Chue Xiong, Academy Staff
GWA Talent Show
Students in the Greater Washington Academy summer college program performed at a talent show held in the Hand Chapel on the campus of George Washington University. First Star board members, mentors, students and others affiliated [...]
Gen Y and Prosocial Media Solutions for an Imperfect World: Peter Samuelson at TEDxUCSD
Peter Samuelson has been described as a "serial pro-social entrepreneur". In 1982, inspired by a little boy battling an inoperable brain tumor, Peter conceived of the Starlight Children's Foundation — an international charity dedicated to [...]